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| ![The Orphanage [2007]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fu7lvsG4L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
Actors: Belen Rueda, Geraldine Chaplin, Fernando Cayo
Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: £19.99
Buy New: £5.17
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Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 289
Format: Pal
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 102
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5055201803207
ASIN: B0019GJ3WU
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: July 21, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Chilling masterpiece June 3, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
As an avid fan of ghost stories I was quite excited about the hype surrounding this film and decided to watch - late at night!
I was a bit apprehensive about the subtitles but can honestly say that after a few minutes in was not a problem.
The film was gripping and a class above the usual ghost story. The acting, script and photography were first rate and it just goes to show you don't have to watch a slasher movie to be scared. The scene with the kid with the sack over his head walking towards the bathroom stayed with me all night and played with my imagination!
If you enjoyed The Others with Nicole Kidman then you will love this film because it's a whole lot better.
The Orphanage: The Afternoon After The Night Before June 30, 2008
13 out of 22 found this review helpful
The Orphanage...I don't want to talk about it.
But then, I do. It's all I want to talk about.
It's the afternoon of what should be a brand new day. But last night... Do you ever leave somewhere like that?
I'm suspended between a now thinning world and the visceral, enveloping phantom of that film; it's unapologetically classic imagery floats just behind my eyes, summoning the fear of a thousand ghost stories. Fear I thought I'd forgotten, childhood fear, supernatural fear, the kind no parent can protect you from.
Protection. The dynamics and the limits of the parent/child protective relationship are explored and laid bare here by terrifying means. This core of human drama seamlessly joins with the supernatural to create a dense, rich whole that just leaves you reeling.
I got drunk last night after The Orphanage. It was partly to do with the trauma and the persistent miasma that followed me from that movie theatre, but mostly it was because I was thrilled and despite it all, happy - the happiness you feel when you've just experienced something that's been totally realised. Steel yourself. Walk through those theatre doors. And witness the unveiling of a splendid, terrible, masterpiece.
Even if you hate horror...this is for you!!! July 4, 2008
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is the best film I have seen for years.
And I don't mean, the best horror film,I mean the best film, full stop.
It clearly follows in the footsteps of the great Mexican director, Guillermo Del Toro, in fact it has all his hallmarks: style, intelligence, beauty and excitement.
El Orfanato is even better than The Devil's Backbone or Pan's Labyrinth and sets new standards for intelligent fantasy/horror cinema.
Very reminiscent of Jack Clayton's brilliant and haunting The Innocents, this film is for you, no matter what your tastes are.
At Last a Modern Day Horror That Delivers!! July 30, 2008
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is a simply stunning modern day horror film, the movie surpassed anything I could imagine. The suspense is nail biting, with plenty of scares thrown in, the acting, especially by the mother is truly brilliant. At last a film that really gets you gripped, I couldn't take my eyes off it for one second, not only is it scary, but also very moving, sheer brilliance in every sense. It's been a long time coming, but this is the best suspense horror movie since Halloween. Lets hope that you don't have to wait another 30 years for something so great to be made.
Spanish Gold!!! August 7, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
A mate of mine went to the cinema to see this twice and enjoyed it so much he went again and after the second time he was just as impressed. Being a bit of a sucker for a creepy story and taking my mate's double recommendation into consideration I bought the dvd and was well rewarded.
This film is definitely capable of giving you the creeps on a few occasions and is beautifully shot and well acted - in particular the young boy - with bags of suspense and despite what it says on the box - in my opinion - is not `the new Pan's Labyrinth'. They're just different films.
It's great to see that the art of telling a good ghost story (without tons of CGI) hasn't been lost - at least not by the Spanish - and Hollywood should be taking note.
I could never be bothered with subtitled films but I'm glad that changed because as soon as I became engrossed in this one it was almost as if they weren't there. Besides, if Hollywood et al continues to churn out it's usual reconstituted and digitally augmented tripe, then bring on the sub-titles! (That's not to say there's no CGI here - there is but it's well under control).
This is a proper story that involves you and as other reviews have stated it has an ending that will haunt you well after you've finished watching so top marks to the team of writer Sergio G. Sanchez and director Juan Antonio Bayona under Guillermo del Toro's beady eye.
If you're a fan of the traditional ghost story you've hit gold with The Orphanage.
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